The Great Archaeologists by Brian Fagan
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A gripping account of 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought, told through the life stories of 70 of the world's greatest pioneers and practitioners.Brian Fagan has assembled a team of some of the world's greatest living archaeologists to write knowledgeably and entertainingly abou ...Show more
Portraits Destroyed - Power, Ego and History's Vandals by Julie Cotter
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Churchill entered Westminster Hall at noon, to the sound of drums beating out a victory roll - his signature gesture. At 80, he was still prime minister, and angered by discussion of retirement. But that irritation would pale in comparison to the anger he was about to feel on this day, 10 November 1954, ...Show more
Greek Myths: A New Retelling, with drawings by Chris Ofili by Charlotte Higgins
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
A major new retelling of the Greek myths for a new generation, with original drawings by world-renowned artist Chris Ofili.Charlotte Higgins' spellbinding new collection will include all the most famous Greek myths, as well as many less well-known but equally intriguing ones. Here are stories of the cre ...Show more
The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic: An Illustrated History by Christopher Dell
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
From the days of the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts, the Bible, Judaism, and Islam. Secret words, spells, and incantations lie at the heart of nearly every mythological tradition. But for every genuine magus ther ...Show more
Men Without Country: The True Story of Exploration and Rebellion in the South Seas by Harrison Christian
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A mission to collect breadfruit from Tahiti becomes the most famous mutiny in history when the crew rise up against Captain William Bligh, with accusations of food restrictions and unfair punishments. Bligh's remarkable journey back to safety is well documented, but the fates of the mutinous men remain ...Show more
The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty by Joseph Sassoon
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's pre-eminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East'The Sassoons were one of the great business dynasties of the nineteenth century, as eminent as traders as the Rothschilds were bankers. This book reveals the secrets be ...Show more
The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 by Catrine Clay
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
After 1933, as the brutal terror regime took hold, most of the two-thirds of Germans who had never voted for the Nazis - some 40 million people - tried to keep their heads down and protect their families. They moved to the country, or pretended to support the regime to avoid being denounced by neighbour ...Show more
Moonlite: The Tragic Love Story of Captain Moonlite and the Bloody End of the Bushrangers by Garry Linnell
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Charismatic, intelligent and handsome, George Scott is unlike any other bushranger. Born into a privileged life in famine-wracked Ireland, Scott's family loses its fortune and is forced to flee to New Zealand. There, Scott joins the local militia and fights as a soldier against the Maori in the brutal N ...Show more
Anzac on the Western Front: The Personal Recollections of an Australian Infantryman from 1916 to 1918 by H. R. Williams
$36.99 AUD
Category: History
This is a graphic account of one soldiers service in the First World War an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as the best soldiers story I have yet read in Australia. H.R. Williams enlisted in 1915, joining A Company, 56t ...Show more
The Story of China: A Portrait of a Civilisation and its People by Michael Wood
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'A learned, wise, wonderfully written single volume history of a civilisation that I knew I should know more about' - Tom Holland ... 'Masterful and engrossing...well-paced, eminently readable and well-timed. A must-read for those who want - and need - to know about the China of yesterday, today and tom ...Show more
Smuggled: A history of illegal journeys to Australia by Ruth Balint, Julie Kalman
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
‘The sea was rough, waves a few metres, falling on top of us. We were just waiting and hoping and praying that we were going to make it.’ – Taozen, proud Australian, proud HazaraSmuggled offers a previously unseen glimpse into the dangerous and shadowy world of people smuggling. It shares harrowing true ...Show more